Kyra Sarakosti (Mrs Lent) is an age - old Greek custom that marks the beginning of Lent and was used as a kind of calendar until Easter. Kyra Sarakosti is a woman made of very salty dough, wearing a cross on her head, with seven legs, folded hands and no mouth, as she fasts during this period. She loses a leg every Saturday, starting with the one after Ash Monday...